Improvement in toy pistols



s.'n. & 1:.c. GOODALE.

TOY-PISTOL. No.174,229. "Patented Feb.29,1876

INVE TOR:

WITNESSES NJEIERS, PHOTO-UTKOGRAFHER WASHINGTON D C UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

s MUEL D. GOODALE AND DEXTER o. GOODALE, oF U oUoIn, ILLINOIS.

4 T IMPROVEMENT IN 'TO\( PlSTOLS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. I 74,229, dated February 29, 1876; application filed i December 27, 1875 1'0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SAMUEL D. GOODALE and DEXTER-(J. GooDALE, ofDn Quoin, in

sponding parts.

The object of our invention is to furnish for the amusement of children a toy pistol that throws small pieces of card-paper, and forms an inTiecent, harmless, and entertaining toy.

The invention consists of a toy pistol or gun with slotted barrel, that guides a piece of card-paper propelled by the action of a springhammer that. is attached to a guide recess or slot at the breech of the barrel, and retained by a catch, and released by a trigger.

In the drawing, A represents a toypistol,

' revolver, or gun, which-is made of wood,

metal, or other material, and provided with a barrel, B, having a central slot, a, extending nearly through the entire length of the same. A small piece of card-paper, of about the width of the barrel, is introduced into the guide-slot a, and carried back to the rear end of the same, where a 'guard-pinfl), is applied to secure the correct position of the card. The breech end of the barrel B is furthermore provided with a 'diametrical slot, d, at right angles to the barrel-slot a. An inclined catchpiece, 0, at the upper end of breech-slot projects into slot b, andserves to retain a springhaminer, O, that extends above slot, to be readily taken hold of and carried back to the square rear end of the catch. A spring-trigger, D, is made in one piece of wire with the hammer, and extended first below the breechslot, and then bent in upward direction to wardthe catch 9, where it comes in contact with the hammer, so as to release the same when the lower part of the trigger is pulled.

The spring-hammer is thrown, on being re- Thus a simple, cheap, and harmless toy pistol or gun is furnished to children, who may derive a great deal of merriment therefrom,

without injury or hurt to objects or persons.

A practical application of the above-enumerated principles ofour toy gun may be made for the purpose of throwing written or printed messages on board'ot passing steainships or other water-crafts, also to the delivery of important dispatches on board of passing railroad-trains. 1

Having thus described our invention, we

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-'- The combination, with a barrel having horizontal slot open at the muzzle end, of an elas-- tic trigger, D, pivoted at the lower end of a vertical slot, b, of pistol, having one end, 0,

extending above said slot, and theother resting behind the inclined catch 0, as and for the purpose specifi ed...

DEXTER o; GOODALE. SAMUEL DEXTER GOODALE.

Witnesses: A

WM. GODDARD, WM. JAoKsoN. 

